03 Silverado

[Dustin N]

14 minutes ago, garagerog said:

Well, ya, kinda. Anyway, keep running it if you want, once you get to the hydro-lock scenario you'll be forced into doing something. . . .

Ive had a few of these year trucks an they r tough as nails as long as u keep the fluid in em theyll keep on tickin white smoke or not i dont think the engine is ready to give up it runs to good just has a hiccup sometimes gata b something simple

[davester]

No, it doesn't "gata b something simple".  Running oil and water through the motor is bad for it.  And it gets worse over time.

 

Just keep running the engine into the ground.  If you're too cheap to fix the engine, that's fine.

[txab]

4 hours ago, Dustin N said:

Ya been running it for a year like that with no problems just keep adding fluid... so take the 300 thous miles an the the quart every 100 out of the scenario wat would make my perfectly running truck sputter an backfire for a few miles an then run perfect again?

At least you don't have to worry about changing the oil, just need to change the filter, since your consuming 38 quarts of oil for every 3k miles. (Using your figures) Sounds like a 2 cycle lawn mower.

 

If no external leaks on coolant, then you've got a bad head gasket or a busted head since you fall into the grouping for the Castech head issue. If you still have cats, they should be toast by now too. Bet you can pull your plugs and they're probably fouling. Probably fouling O2 sensors

[Dustin N]

7 hours ago, davester said:

No, it doesn't "gata b something simple".  Running oil and water through the motor is bad for it.  And it gets worse over time.

 

Just keep running the engine into the ground.  If you're too cheap to fix the engine, that's fine.

Well thanks for nothin

[Dustin N]

9 hours ago, txab said:

At least you don't have to worry about changing the oil, just need to change the filter, since your consuming 38 quarts of oil for every 3k miles. (Using your figures) Sounds like a 2 cycle lawn mower.

 

If no external leaks on coolant, then you've got a bad head gasket or a busted head since you fall into the grouping for the Castech head issue. If you still have cats, they should be toast by now too. Bet you can pull your plugs and they're probably fouling. Probably fouling O2 sensors

Its been burnin oil an coolant for 150 thous punched the cats out few years ago plugs r good

[Black02Silverado]

9 hours ago, txab said:

At least you don't have to worry about changing the oil, just need to change the filter, since your consuming 38 quarts of oil for every 3k miles. (Using your figures) Sounds like a 2 cycle lawn mower.

 

If no external leaks on coolant, then you've got a bad head gasket or a busted head since you fall into the grouping for the Castech head issue. If you still have cats, they should be toast by now too. Bet you can pull your plugs and they're probably fouling. Probably fouling O2 sensors

This, sounds like the castech heads.  One way to help see what the health of the engine is would be to do a compression/leak down test.  If all the cylinders are close to the same reading then I would find a new set of heads or a good used ones.  Easy to swap. 

[txab]

6 hours ago, Dustin N said:

Its been burnin oil an coolant for 150 thous punched the cats out few years ago plugs r good

Drive it dies completely then. Fuel system issues are the other thing to check.... like fouled injectors

[Dustin N]

52 minutes ago, txab said:

Drive it dies completely then. Fuel system issues are the other thing to check.... like fouled injectors

 

52 minutes ago, txab said:

Drive it dies completely then. Fuel system issues are the other thing to check.... like fouled injectors

Ya im thinkn maybe an injector ran great this morning till the tension pulley took a dump changed it out runnin fine again

[txab]

Also fuel pressure/regulator

[Dustin N]

1 hour ago, txab said:

Also fuel pressure/regulator

Thanks for the info ill check it out an let ya guys know if i figure it out...... or wen she blows